South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-10-14

! braska, which is the furthes. cit,
, west that will be visited. and where
they arrived ut IL . m. Wednesday.
From here the Presiden, started
South. reaching st. Soscph in the
evening. where but a short stop was
made, ard spending yesterday a,
Kansas City. Al all or these places
his reception was just such as those
which have been accorded him in the
eastern cities. His trip SO far has
been a continuous ovation. q triumph
al tour, nothing moro nor less, and
will doubtless remain such to the end
when he returns 10 Washington next
Friday morning, after visiting the
Southern States. He is in Memphis,
Tenn: to-day.
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In communication published i'm
the Moorefield Examiner last week
it is stated that all the grand juries
in Grant county are packed, always
being composed exclusively OF repub.
licans. Now. there may be nothing
to criminate the members of the
County Court in thiA state Of affair g.
II they alone are RESPONSIBLE for It, as
the law simply says they shall select
Tree holders" TO serve rs grand ju-
rors; but if such q result is brought
sbou: by the Clerk of the Circu Court
and the person he summons to assist
him In drawing the names OF Jurors
from the box, (who must be some ma.
gistrate, or else the Clerk of the
County Court,) then they beyo
doubt. by such proceeding. practi.
caily perjure themselves. Now, we
wish to be clearly understood in this
matter. We do not know whether
this correspondent tells the truth or
not; we are only commenting upon
hypothetical case. But the charge is
of such nature that it ought TO be
investigated, and it's truth or falsity
established.
Experience has taught us to expect
corruption and the deprivation of
democrats OF the rights guaranteed
TO them by the laws und ,r which they
live. wherever republicans are in
power; but VIC had hoped. and still
hope. never to see such state Of
things SO nea' home; nevertheless,
unless the author Of the article men.
toned is guilty Of publishing state.
ments which he cannot prove, we see
no reason why We should consider
Grant county an exception 10 the rule.
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In the United States Circuit Court
at Richmond Va, Friday. Judge
Bond rendered q decision in the four
celebrated coupon cases recently ar
gued before him perpelua,ing the in
junction heretofore granted by him
upon application Of the bondholders,
enjoining and preventing the States
officers from suing and obtaining
Judgment against parties who have
rendered coupons for their taxes, as
by the laws Of the State said officers
ere sworn to do Nevertheless, on
Saturday Jude Bond fined ATTORNEYS
| General Ayres $500 for bringing suits
under the law known as thu coupon
crusher" in disobedience of hi, in
junction order, and committed the At
torney General 10 the custody otths
marshal until the fine is paid. lie
also fioed tue Commonwealth attor.
nsy of Fauquier county, Col. John
Scott, for disobeying the same order,
and committed him until the fine is
paid and the suits brough, are dis.
missed.
Rather than Lave deputy mar.
shsls constantly logging their foot
steps. both Of the gentlemen went TO
Jail Saturday night, where everything
is being done by their friends 10 ren-
der their i'm risonmcnt as pleasant
o. possible.
Judge Bonds decision in tue c.sos
resulting from the coupon c.ushcr
act passed by the Vir .inia Legisla.
ture in Nay, 1887, which locke to
clooe scru!ioy of coupons by jury
when offered in payment Of taxes,
and required that they be produced
attached TO the bon 3, is subyersiye of
tue sovereignty OF Virginia TO an exs
ten. not anticipated, perhaps. as pos
sible, when in the last century Vir-
ginia proposed TO her sister colonies
the formation OF Uni,e1 States gov.
ernment. The federal Judge enjoins
every prosecuting attorney, clerk ana
sheriff in Virginia from taking any
action under the act OF May, 1887,
and orders the attorney general Of
the State and Commemorative at.
torney 10 Jail for alleged contempt Of
court in bringing suits under he act.
they brought the suits on two
grounds: first. that the federal Judge
was forbidden by section 720 of The
Revised Statutes to enjoin except in
proceedings in bankruptcy second.
that English bondholdeis could not
maintain q suit against the State.
Tue decision disposes OF the first
ground by sserting that the alleged
proceedings we're void because the act
of May, 1867, was unconstitutional,
and OF the second by holding that he.
cause tho English bondholders sold
their coupons TO Yirginians. not pre-
senting them themselves, they bad
such an interest as they could main
tain In sui. Application his been
made 10 judge Of The Supreme Court
for u writ OF baboas corpus TO rescue
the encouragement and the Com
monwoaltlfs attorney from fail. IL
will he "a odd eight TO see the iails